The Re-Enchantment of the West challenges those theories that predict widespread
secularization beyond traditional institutional religiosity. Spiritualities are emerging that are …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 ‘Gordon Lynch is a lively writer who knows what is at stake in the
present conflict between progressive spirituality and traditional religious belief. He offers us a …

A popular new image of Witches has arisen in recent years, due largely to movies like The
Craft, Practical Magic, and Simply Irresistible and television shows such as Buffy the …

An exploration of the increasingly popular phenomenon of solitary practice within
contemporary paganism Solitary Pagans is the first book to explore the growing …

The past century has born witness to a growing interest in the belief systems of ancient
Europe, with an array of contemporary Pagan groups claiming to revive these old ways for …

Because contemporary paganism is a decentralized subculture rather than an organized
religion, any effort to construct a general profile of–and, especially, to quantify–participants …

Drawing on interviews with 90 young people who have become Witches, we explore the
visual media's influence on identity formation and maintenance. Witchcraft is a late modern …

This book provides a succinct, student-friendly outline of the principles, approaches, and
issues in participant observation. An examination of these basic tenets is important for …

In the conventional dichotomy of chaste, pure Madonna and libidinous whore, the former
has usually been viewed as the ideal form of femininity. However, there is a modern …

In this sensitive and personal investigation into Benin's occult world, Douglas J. Falen
wrestles with the challenges of encountering a reality in which magic, science, and the …